guilty

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Having done something wrong or broken the law.

   The court found him guilty of theft.

2. 2
   adj

   Feeling ashamed because you have done something wrong.

   I felt guilty about lying to my parents.

3. 3
   adj

   Showing that you feel ashamed or have done wrong.

   He gave me a guilty look when I caught him.

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.

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